| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fyodor Lanski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Burner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Dones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | John Williams inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski misses the lay-in | 33-31 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Joseph Dones grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Joseph Dones blows the dunk | 33-31 |
| 19:31 | UCLA | The rebound goes to William Wilson | 33-31 |
| 19:25 | UCLA | William Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 19:24 | UCLA | John Williams tips it in | 35-31 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Robert Burner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 18:54 | UCLA | The rebound goes to William Wilson | 35-31 |
| 18:40 | UCLA | David Durbin scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-31 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Gregory Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 18:18 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 17:57 | UCLA | Norman Sayre is called for the reach on William Wilson - foul #1 on Norman Sayre, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | Eric Moore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Dones - foul #2 on Joseph Dones, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | Eric Moore misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | Eric Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Joseph Dones gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Eric Moore blocks the jumper by Michael Buckner | 37-31 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Michael Buckner tips it in | 37-33 |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski lays it up and in on a great pass from John Williams and the foul's on Michael Buckner - foul #3 on Michael Buckner, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Harkins (PG), Richard Baird (SG), Leroy Barnes (PF) William Wilson, David Durbin, Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Jessie Friend (SF), Glen Malott (PF), Willis Sharp (C) Robert Burner, Norman Sayre, Michael Buckner, Joseph Dones | |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Glen Malott hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 16:16 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes is whistled for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Anthony Lane (SF), Eric Moore (C) John Williams, Fyodor Lanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Anthony Lane steps in front of the Zachary Belcher pass | 40-35 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Harkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Baird (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Lane (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leroy Barnes (fresh) C - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Friend (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glen Malott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willis Sharp (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UCLA | William Harkins misses short on a jumper in the lane | 40-35 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Jessie Friend snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jessie Friend misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 15:10 | UCLA | Richard Baird pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:43 | UCLA | Eric Moore is fouled on the floor by Jessie Friend - foul #2 on Jessie Friend, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Wilson (PG), David Durbin (SG), John Williams (SF), Fyodor Lanski (C) William Harkins, Richard Baird, Anthony Lane, Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Michael Buckner (PF), Joseph Dones (C) Gregory Harris, Zachary Belcher, Glen Malott, Willis Sharp | |
| 14:21 | UCLA | David Durbin comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-35 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Joseph Dones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Jessie Friend loses the dribble to John Williams | 40-35 |
| 13:48 | UCLA | Robert Burner steals the ball from Fyodor Lanski | 40-35 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Michael Buckner lays it up and in set up by Robert Burner | 40-37 |
| 13:37 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Michael Buckner gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Joseph Dones scores on a floater from the left side set up by Jessie Friend | 40-39 |
| 13:00 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 40-39 |
| 12:58 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:41 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes blows the layup | 40-39 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Burner | 40-39 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Robert Burner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Anthony Lane (PF), Eric Moore (C) Leroy Barnes, Fyodor Lanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Glen Malott (C) Jessie Friend, Joseph Dones | |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Robert Burner misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Robert Burner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:26 | UCLA | Eric Moore misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 12:25 | UCLA | Anthony Lane tips it in | 42-40 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Michael Buckner misses long on a floater from the right side | 42-40 |
| 12:00 | UCLA | The rebound goes to John Williams | 42-40 |
| 11:51 | UCLA | Eric Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 11:50 | UCLA | Anthony Lane snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Durbin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Burner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Buckner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Glen Malott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | UCLA | David Durbin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Norman Sayre snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Gregory Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Glen Malott | 42-43 |
| 11:09 | UCLA | David Durbin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 11:08 | UCLA | Anthony Lane misses the tip | 42-43 |
| 11:07 | UCLA | Eric Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:55 | UCLA | Gregory Harris is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #1 on Gregory Harris, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Harkins (PG), Richard Baird (SG), Fyodor Lanski (PF) William Wilson, David Durbin, John Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Joseph Dones (C) Robert Burner, Michael Buckner | |
| 10:43 | UCLA | Joseph Dones steals it from Anthony Lane | 42-43 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Gregory Harris buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Dones | 42-46 |
| 10:03 | UCLA | Richard Baird drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Harkins | 44-46 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 09:35 | UCLA | Eric Moore snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 09:15 | UCLA | Anthony Lane can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Zachary Belcher - foul #1 on Zachary Belcher, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Wilson (PG), David Durbin (SG), John Williams (SF) William Harkins, Richard Baird, Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Friend (PG), Robert Burner (SG), Willis Sharp (PF) Gregory Harris, Norman Sayre, Glen Malott | |
| 09:15 | UCLA | Anthony Lane makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:15 | UCLA | Anthony Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Jessie Friend comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher tips it home | 46-48 |
| 08:43 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski hits a jumper in the paint | 48-48 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Jessie Friend hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Burner | 48-51 |
| 07:50 | UCLA | David Durbin double dribbles | 48-51 |
| Subs | UCLA | Leroy Barnes (PF), Eric Moore (C) Anthony Lane, Fyodor Lanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Michael Buckner (PF), Glen Malott (C) Zachary Belcher, Willis Sharp, Joseph Dones | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Durbin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Burner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jessie Friend (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Glen Malott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Jessie Friend misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Harris | 48-51 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Glen Malott banks in the layup and he's fouled by Eric Moore - foul #3 on Eric Moore, team foul #2 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Harkins (PG), Richard Baird (SF) William Wilson, John Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Gallagher (SG) Robert Burner | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:56 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 06:49 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Gregory Harris pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Gregory Harris drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Glen Malott | 48-56 |
| 06:30 | UCLA | Glen Malott steals the ball from William Harkins | 48-56 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Jessie Friend makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Harris | 48-58 |
| 06:04 | UCLA | Richard Baird's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Wilson (PG), Fyodor Lanski (C) David Durbin, Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Willis Sharp (C) Matthew Gallagher, Jessie Friend, Glen Malott | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Gregory Harris is fouled on the floor by William Wilson - foul #1 on William Wilson, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Williams (SF) Richard Baird | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (PG) Gregory Harris | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Michael Buckner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Leroy Barnes - foul #3 on Leroy Barnes, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Baird (SG) William Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Dones (C) Willis Sharp | |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Michael Buckner makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Michael Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:02 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Dones - foul #3 on Joseph Dones, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | UCLA | Anthony Lane (PF) Leroy Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Friend (PG), Willis Sharp (PF) Zachary Belcher, Michael Buckner | |
| 05:02 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:02 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Dones | 49-60 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Jessie Friend can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Harkins - foul #1 on William Harkins, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Durbin (SG) Richard Baird | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SF), Glen Malott (PF) Norman Sayre, Willis Sharp | |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Jessie Friend makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Jessie Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 04:20 | UCLA | Glen Malott denies the turnaround by Fyodor Lanski | 49-62 |
| 04:19 | UCLA | Anthony Lane grabs the offensive board | 49-62 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | David Durbin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jessie Friend - foul #3 on Jessie Friend, team foul #8 | 49-62 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Wilson (PG) William Harkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG) Robert Burner | |
| 04:09 | UCLA | David Durbin makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | David Durbin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Glen Malott gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | David Durbin steals it from Jessie Friend | 50-62 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Durbin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Fyodor Lanski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jessie Friend (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Glen Malott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Dones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | UCLA | Anthony Lane misses the runner from the left block | 50-62 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Jessie Friend pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Jessie Friend is hacked by Anthony Lane - foul #2 on Anthony Lane, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Harkins (SG), Richard Baird (SF), Leroy Barnes (PF), Eric Moore (C) David Durbin, John Williams, Anthony Lane, Fyodor Lanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Zachary Belcher, Jessie Friend, Joseph Dones | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses the fadeaway from the left side | 50-62 |
| 02:40 | UCLA | Richard Baird snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 02:15 | UCLA | Gregory Harris takes the ball from Richard Baird | 50-62 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Robert Burner buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Glen Malott and he's hacked by William Harkins - foul #2 on William Harkins, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Durbin (SG), John Williams (SF), Fyodor Lanski (PF) William Harkins, Richard Baird, Leroy Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Dones (C) Glen Malott | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Robert Burner makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | UCLA | David Durbin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Wilson | 53-65 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-65 |
| 01:07 | UCLA | John Williams gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 00:46 | UCLA | William Wilson double dribbles | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Gregory Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-65 |
| 00:24 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski banks in the layup set up by David Durbin | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gregory Harris runs out the clock | 55-65 |